Customer Reviews

The Rape of Serbia: The British Role in Tito's Grab for Power 1943-1944

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Michael Lees had a unique prespective on the wars which raged in former Yugoslavia in WWII. As a British SOE officer assigned to work with the Serbian Chetnik guerillas, he witnessed first hand their military efforts at disrupting German supply lines and in attacking large German units. He builds a convincing case, now proven by official British historians, that the British were duped by Communist moles in SOE to switch their support to Tito and his Communist Partisans - bitter foes of the Chetniks. Lees attacks what he calls the "received wisdom" which for years stated that Chetniks eventually "collaborated". In fact, Lees meticulous research of formerly classified British and American documents concludes the exact opposite. A tremendous contribution to a poorly understood theatre of World War II.

A rare book which actually looks at all sides of a balkan conflict....one of the rare 90's books of yugoslavia which does not plainly chastize serbs... or the chetniks...a must read for anyone interseted or curious in this particular theatre of the second world war... an eye opener... a true gem

Serbia is not the only country made or distroyed by an assistance of foreigners. What makes this book so exceptional is that it has been written out of first-hand field soldier experience combined by careful historical examination of World War II records by the same author. It is a perfect example of how a handful of Stalin's agents managed to hand over to communists a country whose people were anything but communists. It is convincingly written, supported by clear facts. I pay the greatest of respect to Mr.Michael Lees upon his integrity, courage and the resulting, soothing thruth coming out of this very insightful book. Mr.Lees was not a saloon historian who is making his own compilation book ( like most of books about Serbia available at this moment of time), The Rape of Serbia represents a Mr.Lees marvelous creation. When one can learn how easily it was cheated then, one is better prepared to recognise it happening right now.